Windows 8 deep-dive: Get to know the People app

Follow:   11.12.2012  View in a Browser Windows 8 deep-dive: Get to know the People app 11.12.2012 3:30 AM The People app is a contacts database with hooks into social media, but it falls far short of being a full-featured social media client. Mobile 4G LTE hotspot router heads to AT&T for $50 11.12.2012 5:34 AM From 19 November US AT&T subscribers will be able to buy the world’s first mobile data hotspot to feature both 4G LTE support and the unusual innovation of a built-in 2.8 inch colour LCD touchscreen, the company has announced. -ADVERTISEMENT-   Serious Security Protect your PCs without slowing them down. Get a free 30-day trial. PCWorld on your iPad Subscribe to our enhanced iPad edition.   Dotcom's Mega storage site sets up shop in New Zealand 11.12.2012 6:38 AM New Zealand entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, still facing criminal copyright charges in the U.S., is preparing to open a new storage site. Initial efforts to host the site in Gabon were thwarted, but he still plans to resume business in 2013. Surface RT tablet sales modest, says Microsoft CEO 11.12.2012 7:36 AM Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the Surface RT tablet is off to a "modest" start, but is optimistic about the higher-end Surface Pro shipping early next year. Skype for Windows Phone 8 preview now available with exclusive features 11.12.2012 10:19 AM A preview version of Microsoft's Skype is now available for Windows Phone 8. Take a free online course in Windows 8 basics 11.12.2012 8:22 AM This five-hour video class teaches you everything you need to know about migrating to, navigating, and understanding the new OS. BlackBerry 10 arrives January 30, according to RIM 11.12.2012 9:18 AM Research in Motion has scheduled launch events in several countries on January 30, 2013, when it will show off BlackBerry 10, its refreshed mobile operating system. RIM will demonstrate the final version of BB10 and announce availability for the first two handsets designed for BB10. It's not clear whether RIM will reveal pricing on January 30, or if RIM's carrier partners will make those announcements separately. In October Call of Duty: Black Ops II: What you need to know 11.12.2012 9:19 AM tktk Apple-Samsung judge considers possible juror misconduct 11.12.2012 9:36 AM A court in California will consider Samsung Electronics' concern that the foreman of the jury deciding a patent infringement lawsuit between Apple and Samsung had concealed relevant information. The Malicious Safety OneCare Essential Defender: Straightening out Microsoft's confusing security tools 11.12.2012 7:53 AM Microsoft has released a confusing selection of security programs over the years. Deborah Armstrong asked me to make sense of them.       You are subscribed to this newsletter as: messi1927@gmail.com More PCWorld Newsletters / Manage Subscriptions / Unsubscribe IDG Consumer & SMB Privacy Policy © 2012 IDGCSMB, 501 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107